The Philippines is confronting a new kind of security worry offshore, after scientists detected traces of nuclear material in ...

Image: The microdosimeter instrument consists of small sensors connected to an electronics board, shown here without the casing. Spacesuits integrated with this technology can warn astronauts at the ...

A state-owned nuclear company in China has announced that it is beginning to mass produce a world-first chip that can detect radiation. The announcement adds to the long list of semiconductor related ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

The persistence of a pair of Oklahoma State University scientists to ensure the successful installation of a working radiator detector on the International Space Station paid off last month. Eric ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smiths Detection has won an order for RadSeeker, its next-generation, portable radiation detector and identifier, from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The hand-held ...

IR sensors rely on an emitter (IR LED) and a detector (photodiode or photoresistor) to measure infrared light and convert it ...

The race to detect radioactive materials remotely is heating up, and lasers are taking centre stage in this emerging field. With security concerns on the rise, scientists are pushing the boundaries of ...

Discerning whether a nuclear reactor is being used to also create material for nuclear weapons is difficult, but capturing and analyzing antimatter particles has shown promise for monitoring what ...

Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than about 700 nanometers won't activate rhodopsin, and IR generated from body heat is around 9,300 nm. In fact, no known protein is activated by ...